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Bioethics
Bioethics: an activity; it is a shared, reflective examination of ethical issues in health care, health science, and health policy. These fields have always had ethical standards, of course, handed down within each profession, and often without question. About forty years ago, however, it became obvious that we needed a more public, and more critical, discussion of these standards.
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JUN 13, 2025Earth & The Environment
When we think of city air, we might consider the temperature, smell, wind speed, or even smoke levels. But we probably d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 29, 2024Microbiology
Organic molecules have a property known as chirality, in which the structure can be either 'right-handed'; or 'left-hand ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 11, 2024Earth & The Environment
Earth once hosted many massive creatures called megafauna, and humans drove the extinction of many. That seems to have c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 28, 2023Cannabis Sciences
A research team created an interactive mapping tool to calculate potency levels more accurately. This development can le ...Written By: Kerry CharronNOV 07, 2023Cancer
If you have paid attention to medical news lately, you have almost certainly heard about some emerging uses of artificia ...Written By: Katie KokolusJUN 18, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
At this year's International Society for Stem Cell Research meeting, it was announced that scientists engineered synthet ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 19, 2023Microbiology
Genetic data has been revealed that has shown that animals at a Wuhan, China Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market were mingli ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 15, 2023Genetics & Genomics
The Third International Summit on Human Genome Editing has concluded, and experts have agreed that human genome editing ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 07, 2023Neuroscience
Neuroscience examines the nervous system's and brain's functions, including diseases, disorders, and treatments. ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 15, 2023Genetics & Genomics
A team of scientists has uncovered sequence errors in many papers in two different high-impact journals.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 22, 2023Health & Medicine
The number of rodents used in biomedical research is unclear, but estimates have ranged from 10 million to over 100 mill ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 15, 2023Health & Medicine
Since 2021, a particularly persistent and deadly strain of avian influenza, highly pathogenic avian influenza, has been ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 08, 2023Genetics & Genomics
A human trial of a CRISPR therapy was recently halted for adverse events. But the technology has tremendous potential to ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 01, 2023Genetics & Genomics
In December 2022, researchers reported that they'd developed a technique in which single-sex litters could be created. T ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 24, 2022Neuroscience
Lawyer Henry T. Greely analyzes the relevance of Mary Shelley's classic, "Frankenstein," in light of today's bioscienceAUG 02, 2022Neuroscience
Recent allegations of research misconduct have called years of Alzheimer's research into question. The controversy surro ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 22, 2022Genetics & Genomics
A wide array of technologies have converged to make genetic testing of embryos possible. But this practice is now expand ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 14, 2022Health & Medicine
Doctors have performed the first successful transplantation of a pig heart into a human. David Bennett, a 57-year-old ma ...Written By: Hannah DanielNOV 19, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Some of our best medications have come from nature. For years, researchers have been studying the properties of differen ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 27, 2021Health & Medicine
Gender-affirming care is a broad term used to describe medical, psychosocial, and surgical interventions delivered to tr ...Written By: Christopher DiMaioSEP 24, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
This photo by Sozen & Jorgensen et al., Nature Communications, shows an embryo-like structure made from human stem cells ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 31, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Genetically modified mice, fruit flies, and zebrafish are commonly used in research. Scientists have now developed a met ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 26, 2021Microbiology
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been little doubt that the virus emerged somewhere in or around Wuha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 09, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Is genomics helping to reduce inequality? Unfortunately, ten commentaries by a panel of bioethicists suggests that no, i ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUN 13, 2025
Earth & The Environment
When we think of city air, we might consider the temperature, smell, wind speed, or even smoke levels. But we probably d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 29, 2024
Microbiology
Organic molecules have a property known as chirality, in which the structure can be either 'right-handed'; or 'left-hand
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 11, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Earth once hosted many massive creatures called megafauna, and humans drove the extinction of many. That seems to have c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 28, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
A research team created an interactive mapping tool to calculate potency levels more accurately. This development can le
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
NOV 07, 2023
Cancer
If you have paid attention to medical news lately, you have almost certainly heard about some emerging uses of artificia
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
JUN 18, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
At this year's International Society for Stem Cell Research meeting, it was announced that scientists engineered synthet
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 19, 2023
Microbiology
Genetic data has been revealed that has shown that animals at a Wuhan, China Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market were mingli
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 15, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
The Third International Summit on Human Genome Editing has concluded, and experts have agreed that human genome editing
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 07, 2023
Neuroscience
Neuroscience examines the nervous system's and brain's functions, including diseases, disorders, and treatments.
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 15, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
A team of scientists has uncovered sequence errors in many papers in two different high-impact journals.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 22, 2023
Health & Medicine
The number of rodents used in biomedical research is unclear, but estimates have ranged from 10 million to over 100 mill
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 15, 2023
Health & Medicine
Since 2021, a particularly persistent and deadly strain of avian influenza, highly pathogenic avian influenza, has been
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 08, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
A human trial of a CRISPR therapy was recently halted for adverse events. But the technology has tremendous potential to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 01, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
In December 2022, researchers reported that they'd developed a technique in which single-sex litters could be created. T
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 24, 2022
Neuroscience
Lawyer Henry T. Greely analyzes the relevance of Mary Shelley's classic, "Frankenstein," in light of today's bioscience
AUG 02, 2022
Neuroscience
Recent allegations of research misconduct have called years of Alzheimer's research into question. The controversy surro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 22, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
A wide array of technologies have converged to make genetic testing of embryos possible. But this practice is now expand
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 14, 2022
Health & Medicine
Doctors have performed the first successful transplantation of a pig heart into a human. David Bennett, a 57-year-old ma
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
NOV 19, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Some of our best medications have come from nature. For years, researchers have been studying the properties of differen
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 27, 2021
Health & Medicine
Gender-affirming care is a broad term used to describe medical, psychosocial, and surgical interventions delivered to tr
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
SEP 24, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
This photo by Sozen & Jorgensen et al., Nature Communications, shows an embryo-like structure made from human stem cells
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 31, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Genetically modified mice, fruit flies, and zebrafish are commonly used in research. Scientists have now developed a met
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 26, 2021
Microbiology
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been little doubt that the virus emerged somewhere in or around Wuha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 09, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Is genomics helping to reduce inequality? Unfortunately, ten commentaries by a panel of bioethicists suggests that no, i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch